Spinning cotton and apparatus therefor.



W. T. SMITH. SPINNING COTTON AND APPARATUS THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1911.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.-

WILLIAM 1 SMITH, or BomoN, unsung JSPINNIING oo'r'ron AND arrmrns msnunon.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed starch 13, ran. 4 Serial u gram.

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM Trroums SMITH, a British subject, residing at Bolton, county of Lancaster, England, have invented certain new and usef'ul Improvements in Spinning Cotton and Apparatus Therefor, of which the following'is a specification.

Thisinventionisdesigned to provide for the steaming orhumidifying of cotton rove during. spinning without raising the humidity of the spinning room to any very appreciable extent.

It consists in passing cotton rove through steam or aqueous vapor during the process and in arranging on the spinning machine a trough to contain hot water, or a perforated steam pipe through the. vapor from which the rove ends are passed, the

Water either being heated in or caused to circulate through the trough.

The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings forming part of the specification.

Figure 1 is a transverse section of spinning frame head. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the trough A.

Between the bobbin creel (not shown) of the spinning frame and the drawing rollers G a trough A is fitted through which the rove R is drawn. The trough A is partially filled with hot, water which circulates therein and above the water level a perforated guard D is placed to prevent the rove R from coming into contact with or entering the water. The trough A is covered with a well fitting lid C, holes, slots or s aces f 7" being provided at both sides of. t e trough for the entrance and exit of the rove R as it passes from the creel to the rollers G.

The trough A is constructed with inner and outer casings a a between which is a packing B .of a material which is a nonconductor of heat. The lid C is similarly made of inner and outer casings c 0' between which a non-heat-conducting packin 'material B is placed. The lid or cover may be hinged to the trough A and is preferably held in position by clips or bolts; the joints between the lid C and the trough are preferably provided with recesses e e whlch are packed with a soft yielding material to make a tight, joint. The trough A may be made of metal or wood.

The perforated uard D in the interior of the trough A is held in position by supports d d which rest upon the sides of the inside consist I of a num casing. The perforatedguard Dmaybe of one p ece the engtjth of the trough or it may 4 I er' of short lengths to facilitate its removal from the trough for cleaning purposes.

The 'rove R e nters the trough A through a one ofithe holes f at one side and leaves it 1 by the corresponding hole f at the other side and then passes to the drawing rollers These holes 7 flare; referablyof the shape shQW and eel e ey U 'P s ie -fih sh the non-conducting materlal' The hot water enters the trough A gfirough the pipe H which" ektendsnearly whole length of the trough A then passes back through the trough over the bafile plate It to the outlet pipe It. To prevent the rove taking up too much water during stoppage of the machine a second outlet pipe h is situated behind the bafile plate It. This pipe k is provided with a valve 72, which is connected with a valve k in the inlet pipe H. Both these valves are connected up with strap fork of the machine so that on the strap being moved onto the loose pulley the valve h is closed and the valve k opened thus cutting ofii' the supply of water and allowing the water in the trough to drain ofi.

Instead of circulating hot water, the water may remain in the trough and be heated by steam introduced through the pipe H in the trough. Instead of hot water the pipe H may be perforated to distribute steam into the trough A.

The hot water supply can be from the heating installation of the room or other boiler or hot water supply or a Bunsen burner may be used for the same purpose, or itkmay be heated by a steam pipe or the The trough may be supported on sliding or adjustable stands to regulate the height and allow for the necesary incline to drain the trough.

By this invention the cottonrove R as it passes over the water is steamed r moistened by the vapor but is not passe through Patonted Fob. -9,191'5.;

the rove, a water supply pipe entering one md of said trough and terminating adjacent the opposite end thereof, a battle plate disposed adjacent the firstnamed end of the trough, an outlet pipe leading from said trough adjacent said first-named end, and a perforated guard plate supported within said trough above the level of the Water therein and below said openings to permit the vapor rising from the water to have direct access to said rove, but preventing the latter from coming into contact with the water.

A humidifier for cotton rove comprising a closed trough adapted to contain hot water, the opposite sides of the trough being provided with alining guide openings for the rove, a valved Water supply pipe entering one end of said trough and terminating adjacent the opposite end thereof, a battle the level of the water therein and below said openings, to permit the vapor rising from the water to have direct access to said rove, but preventing the latter from coming into contact with the water.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM T. SMITH.

WVitnesses I. OwnnN OBRIEN, HARRY BARNFATHER. 

